Articles tagged "Featured"

In Past Tense is our latest series of articles in which GSMArena veterans take you on a nostalgia-infused ride through the years.
Hi, my name is Victor, 27 years old and a reviewer/editor/developer at GSMArena for over three years now. As a 90s...

The Mobile World Congress 2018 kicks off this weekend and there are many stars on the guest list. Some smartphones are sure to attend, the presence of others is only guessed at. Here's a preview of what we expect to see in...

In our sixth Sunday Debate we are arguing stock Android against custom ROM. What do you prefer - neat and clean OS or as many features out of the box as possible?
Yordan: Custom ROMs mean you value your time
2012 was a marvelous year -...

This week we’ll do something more visual instead of the usual wordy Counterclockwise article. We remember some old phones as having great cameras, but did they, really? Or is this a case of remembering only the good things?
So, we picked out...

In Past Tense is our latest series of articles in which GSMArena veterans take you on a nostalgia-infused ride through the phones that impressed them the most through the years.
Hi, my name is Peter and I will be 31 before long. I've worked here...

In this fifth installment of our Sunday Debate we discuss the importance of ecosystems versus hardware. Which is more important - having your favorite set of services and apps or having a specific hardware setup?
Yordan: Ecosystem determines...

Past Tense is our latest series of articles in which GSMArena veterans take you on a nostalgia-infused ride through the years.
Experience first hand how the industry evolved and how it shaped us, one phone at a time.
How this tech journalist...

Did you know that the first Android OS version code name was Petit Four? It means small bite-sized appetizer and served as inspiration for the desert-based names of future versions. That was version 1.1.
The first publicly available version was...

Apple just announced that they've sold less iPhones but made more revenue. In this episode of the Sunday debate we discuss if phones are getting too expensive?
Paul: "No - they're no different to any other category"
Rookie mistake,...

A while back, we walked down memory lane to revisit storage milestones on mobile phones. That article focused only on the stand-out devices, today we’re going to take a broader look.
We will look at the base storage for all phones added to our...

Updated 21st Feb '18 Apple released iOS 11.3 & tvOS 11.3 Beta 3 this week - and AirPlay 2 has been removed. We're unsure at this juncture if AirPlay 2 will make it into the iOS 11.3 and tvOS 11.3 releases, we'll update this feature once we know...

Valentine's Day is on our doorstep and the smartphone market has never been more ripe with gifts for that special someone.
But LG reckons it can just spare you all the wondering with the V30 Raspberry Rose edition. So let's see if they're...

We’ve looked at smartphone batteries before, but that was just the raw capacity. As you well know, the size of the battery is not the only measure of how long you can go between charges. Our battery test gives a more realistic result so let’s chart...

Update: Since publication Apple has released iOS 11.3 Beta which gives us our first look at Battery Health within iOS.
Apple has officially confirmed what Tim Cook announced in a speech earlier this month.
"iOS 11.3 adds new features to show...

In this episode of the Sunday debate we discuss if the trend of removing the headphone jack is the future or are companies just trying to rip us off.
Paul: "It's the way forward"
The reality is this. Removing the 3.5mm headphone jack...

Sony unveiled three phones at CES and the Xperia XA2 and XA2 Ultra got a warm reception in last week’s poll. There’s no clear favorite, the votes for these two are nearly evenly split (the Ultra wins by a nose).
Many appreciated the upgrades that...

Did you know that the heaviest phone in our database is the Samsung Galaxy Camera GC100? At a hefty 300g, this is one chunky headset though we should give it props for having an entire point and shoot camera built in. 21x optical zoom with OIS,...

We have a number of iPads in the family and given everything we now know about iPhone batteries and performance it was reasonable to ask if Apple is doing the same to its tablets.
The short answer is don't worry, Apple isn't throttling your...

In this episode of the Sunday debate we discuss what is preferable - having a display with true to life colors or a punchier one.
Ivan
Over the last few years, screen accuracy has gotten the status of a hotword, not unlike optical zoom or...

Sometimes it’s the simple things in life – why complicate things with 3D facial scanning when the fingerprint reader does an excellent job already. Especially if that reader is in a convenient place, say under the screen.
That’s the feature that...